Comments on: Love and Theft, “Runaway”

By: Ben Foster

Ben Foster — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 02:03:03 +0000

My brother hates country music, but when I first heard “Runaway,” I thought “Jon would probably like this.” The only country quality it had was a barely audible mandolin during the chorus. The rest of the song sounded just like the stupid punk trash that my brother listens to.

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By: J.M.

J.M. — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:37:51 +0000

Heard this song for the first time tonight.

First, let me be clear…it is NOT a bad song. I caught it about halfway through as I was scanning the dial, and ended up listening to the rest of it, and I actually kind of liked it.

But it is amazing what some people try to pass off as country music these days. George Strait, Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, Travis Tritt…these are the country singers I gree up with. I even like more modern singers like Brad Paisley, Kenny Chesney, Trent Willmon, and Chris Young.

But this belongs on a pop station, not a country station.

By: Matt. B

Matt. B — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 06:34:23 +0000

Dan,

These guys do have great harmonies, particularly live and they do write most of their stuff as well. The production might be what’s muddied up the song for you as live and acoustic the song is pretty damn good.

By: Kent

Kent — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:33:31 +0000

“If you’re like me, you’ll play the first two seconds of this and marvel that it’s climbing the same charts that once featured the late Vern Gosdin.”

And if you’re like me, you’ve never even heard of Vern Gosdin, and that’s why I can probably bear this a little more easily.

By: Chris D.

Chris D. — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:22:42 +0000

I heard this song and I honestly thought one of our country stations had switched to a new frequency- that’s a new level of non-country-ness.